Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a sleeper’s breathing to pause when the muscles of the throat relax too much and the ...

A new study finds that the way your arm is positioned during a blood pressure reading can skew measurements, sometimes ...

That's especially true for people with high blood pressure. Many over-the-counter (OTC) painkillers can push your blood pressure higher. That can be dangerous. Since high blood pressure has no ...

Regardless of whether you’re at the doctor’s or at home—but especially with the latter—it’s important to know how you hold ...

Commonly used positions with arm supported on the lap or unsupported at the side can overestimate BP. (HealthDay News) — Commonly used arm positions (lap and side) for measuring blood pressure (BP) ...

A study reinforces the importance of supporting the arm and placing the BP cuff at heart level, as guidelines recommend.

“One of my hopes is that this will help inform patients as to how to do this on their own and also to tell their health care ...

A trial from researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that simply deviating from the guidelines for arm position can ...

Blood pressure readings may not be accurate unless a person's arm is positioned correctly .A comparison of blood pressure ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that there are common arm positions that can significantly throw off blood pressure measurements.

The researchers found that when people had their arms hanging by their sides during the reading, their systolic pressure was ...

Regular monitoring of blood pressure is essential for maintaining heart health, especially for those with hypertension or concerns about high blood pressure. With the advent of technology ...